Aamir Khan takes on Shahrukh Khan with ‘Talaash’

The two stars’ upcoming films are set to clash once again this Diwali…who will win this one, we wonder!

Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan have always been at odds. With both of their big films slated to release this year, it was expected that their rivalry would get even more bitter. Though there are several months left for the films to release, Aamir has already taken the first step in the battle. He has changed the release date of his next big film, Talaash, co-starring Rani Mukherjee and Kareena Kapoor. The thriller, produced by Excel Entertainment and directed by Reema Kagti, was slated to release on June 1, but will now hit the screens on November 30 instead. So? Shahrukh Khan’s big love story, produced by Yash Raj Films and directed by Yash Chopra himself, will release during Diwali. The festival comes between November 13 and 15 this year. That gives SRK’s as-yet-untitled film just two weeks before Talaash replaces it in the theatres. Add to that, this: every cinemagoer who goes to watch the Yash Chopra flick will be greeted with banners and trailers promoting Aamir’s film. We know that because Aamir has done it before.

Aamir and Shahrukh clashed four years ago in a similar situation. Shahrukh’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (incidentally, another YRF flick) released on December 14, while Aamir’s Ghajini released two weeks later on December 28. All those who came to watch RNBDJ were greeted with ushers sporting Aamir’s trademark haircut from Ghajini. Aamir’s trailers were also screened during SRK’s film. The result? Ghajini’s box office collections were much higher than that of RNBDJ.

Of course, the official reason for the change of Talaash’s release date has nothing to do with the film itself. Ritesh Sidhwani confirmed that all the post-production work on the film is almost complete, but the date was changed because Aamir’s television show will be going on air in June. Aamir won’t be able to devote the time necessary to promote Talaash when he is busy with his show. So to do justice to both of Aamir’s ventures, the decision was taken to change the release date of the film.

History, they say, repeats itself. But we are sure that after having borne the brunt of Aamir’s handiwork the last time around, YRF head honchos are not going to let it happen again. There’s a lot riding for them on this film, especially since it is Yashji’s comeback directorial venture. Aamir shares a special relationship with YRF because of Dhoom 3 and we won’t be surprised if the production house swings into action and sorts out the mess – either by requesting Excel to juggle things around, or changing the date of their own film’s release. After all, YRF had changed the release date of their Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif-starrer Ek Tha Tiger from June 1 to Eid on Aamir’s request, as he wanted to release Talaash (then known as Dhuaan) on that date. It’s time he returned the favour, don’t you think?

u know guys Srk’s is the big brand becoz anotyher big stars used srk’s name in their films promotions like akshay,aamir and etc…….but he didn’t know that srk never used anyone name in his films promotions…

kalki

aamir cant make his films work properly so has to do all this
wat a loser aamir ..srk u rock

hmm

He wants his movie with SRK because he knows that his movie will be a superFlOP, like “dhobi ghat” (btw, when did it come out?) He knows that by challenging SRK’s movie he will gain a lot of lime-light. It’s high time amir should know that he is NOT the #1 or #2 Khan of the bollywood. Bollywood’s #1 khan is, was and will be our very own KING khan. Haters can hate!

pintu

darpok amir…….srk rocks again….amir and salman trying to
spoil srk carrier….but srk is like sun…no one can touch his hype in this country…what he created in his life..

Charu

Yes he is sun! Remember failure of Ra One? LOL!

Mik

What about the Enormous Flops of Lallu Monkey and Idiotic perfectionist Khan and Akki…Bring the List and Count the Number of flops and Hits of each starts Then U say LOL…Then its our time to Laugh at ur stars…And By the way RA ONE still collected 125 Crores after u alll tried sooo much to pull it down ,,,Imagine if it was Lallu Monkey or Idiotic Perfectionists movie…It would have dead some very very deadddd

Mahinder (Mandy)

kon sa sun hai hai bro..?

sachin11

RA 1 WAS SUN.PEOPLE WERE VERY FAR AWAY FROM THE THEATRES WHICH SCREENED RA 1.

PCSRKFAN

I think that SRK is a better actor overall, obviously. I only liked Aamir Khan in Ghajini. I really want to watch Talaash though, it looks pretty good.

john

darpok SRGay…. Way to go aamir….

Awais

Grow up Aamir. Don’t use SRK name to make ur film a hit. Ghajini buisness was better than RNBJ. Let me remind u SRK did not promoted his film unlike Aamir. RNBJ collects 90 crores budget was 23 crores and ghajini collects 115 crores and budget was 55 crores. So SRK is way better than Aamir or even SRK was first choice of 3 Idiots.

Firstly, even the November 30 release date is not confirmed. It may change like the previous release dates which were announced. Secondly, Aamir Khan enjoys nearly blind faith of audience! His name alone is enough to pull people to cinemas! He has made mince meat of RNBDJ in past with his Ghajini which become the first Indian film to gross 100 crore nett. His film is unique unlike run of the mill romantic film. Era of romantic films is over now. Action films, message oriented films and suspense thrillers are popular these days. Talaash has won almost every poll (both of trade analysts and public) as most awaited film of 2012. Its teaser got record views on Youtube and became first teaser to win Youtube Medals. It’s been on top of everyone’s minds without its makers ever hyping it and despite all delays! It has Aamir Khan Productions backing it, which is the only production house in industry with 100% success record. And Excel, which has great following among multiplex audience. It has super talented team of Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Zoya Akhtar, Javed Akhtar, Farhan Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, Reema Kagti backing it plus supporting cast handpicked from top institutes like NSD and FTII! Unlike a routine NRI romance which has no takers in today’s Bollywood anyway. Aamir is marketing genius and is faculty at IIM also! He will take the nation by storm whenever he decides to release Talaash!

Mik

Yupp may be in ur dreams u can say this all dialogues,,,if u r barking in glory of 3 idiots as the biggest boxoffice money collecter..Then what about DDLJ the all time longest running movie ever no other movie can ever compete with that record…Some movies happens just because of story but that wont make Idiotic Perfectionist anyway near our KING KHAN SRK who has fans alll around the world and all knows this fact…If others accept it or not its another matter because haters r there to hatee and bark…

Sudeep

Yes he has fans around the world so why couldn’t they come together and stop failure of RA One? Why did Don 2 gross less than all Salman films? Why did his so called big films gross less than even Hrithik’s Agneepath? HAHAHA!

LOL RA ONE 240 Crore,,Don 2 – 225 Crore Gross World Wide …Does Ur Lallu Monkeys Movie Had that much Worldwide Or Even Hrithiks…NO……A Movies Colllection should be based on the Money Collected Worldwide because From whichever Countries Peoples r Watching the Movies in Theatress…Sooo We cant rely just on Indian Boxoffice..apart from 3 Idiots noo other movie has grossed more than SRKs…And SRK is World Wide Star Not only in India…His Movies r For Global AudienceIts Fact that all knows …If other Actors Fans Agree or Not dont matter …

rizwan

right

sachini

Behanchod

Ur supporting that misbehaved person..
SRK is far away from AAMIr by any angle

SRK’s star power is diminished now. With all hype he could barely manage to cross Aamir’s 4 year old Ghajini. Salman is way ahead of him and even Hrithik’s Agneepath grossed more than SRK’s both films of last year. Plus an ageing Yash Chopra making a formulaic romantic film is not going to find many takers. Era of romantic films is over now. It is not 90s anymore. Paying tributes to Mohabbatein or DDLJ can’t help them much!

Mik

We will seee buddy Great Legendary Yashji and Iconic King khan can anyday by far is better than anyyy other actor or director in this business anydayyy…And nothng can be done of some idiotic fans who runn and watch such disgusting crappy movies…But King khans movies r for worldwide audience not just for us Indians and this movie will defenetly runn better in World wide than in India….

Rashi

Please don’t report in sly manner! Aamir has delayed the film due to TV show which is Aamir Khan Productions’ first venture in television and which got delayed due to the fire in which the entire set of his show was destroyed. He has not delayed the film to deliberately clash with SRK or YRF! And even the November 30 date is not fixed yet! It could change like previous ones did! Aamir has more serious reasons to delay Talaash than petty comparison stuff!

Your Information is not correct. RNBDJ was relaed on 12th dec 2008 and Ghazni was releaed on 25th dec 2008.

I think this not a clash. Clash is called when both films release on same date.

kmlysh

agree wid u ….. d realease dates were wrong as per the blog info… apart frm dis both the genres were also diffrnt..!!
sooo ders no piont of clash..

Mik

This is disgusting i hope this both movies dont release with in 2 weeks gap this wont help our KING KHANS Movie…Idiotic Perfectionist would do every thing to make his movie more attractive just like he did during the ghajni times

SRK agar itna hi mahaan hai toh apni film ke liye limelight kyun nahi le paata? Why was Ra One rejected in a big way? Why did it struggle to even cross a 4 year old Ghajini despite all promotions? Why did it gross less than Salman’s films? Why did both SRK biggies – RA One and Don 2 gross less than Agneepath of Hrithik?

SRK is a bubble only. Sab ego hai.Hai kuch nahi!

Mik

Check Worldwide Boxoffice then U can see which mobvie Grossed More,,,Why would all see Movies Business in Indian Boxoffice …the Money which Collected from other Countries r equally important,…And With alll the Negativities RA ONE stilll collected Money…Imagine if it was Hrithik or Amir or lallu Monkeys Moviess….It may had Dead some very very Dead…SRK has the Star Power and Fans worldwide which is enough for his movies To collect ample lot of money in worldwide…What others say or do Dont matter…

sam

No matter whos movie goonnna hit in box office…. I just knw the king of the bollywood would b the king whether his movie is super hit, hit, ok, flop, super flop. Bt he still remain the king……

what can we say about dis all guys…but thats tru that AAMIR is real perfectionist…thats his image…he is d one who always give differencies & great treatment in his movies,we hardly know his flop movies, his movies has all testes, he puts collection highr than ever…his 3 EDIOT has all the tests for pleasure & wiseness…he is d one whose movies always be awaiting….he is d lord current of indian cinema…thats always true…thats my answer… what u say my friends…

Hamid

Well to be honest we can’t compare Amir with Shahrukh as Amir Khan is talented Actor, and
Shahrukh is s just a joker who run around before the main Performance of Circus,

Ranjan.. You must be SRK acting as a public! Loser, listen.. Thera SRK will NEVER ever beat Aamir, because Aaamir ka naam hi film ko sell karta hai.. SRK’s time is GONE.. he is a HAS BEEN..

Karan

srk is a has been? srk is the most popular and successful bollywood actor. from 2000 aamir khan has only had 6 hits and they were due to the script of the films not his name. srk’s name is enough 2 make films with average or below average scripts a hit.

BM

srk has a superior box office record, status and popularity than aamir so how does aamir beat srk?

if aamir’s name sold the film then he would do more films n have more hits but NO the script of his films sell not his name

deep bharathi

ya dud, i agree with u aamir wnt even beat SRK,coz just SRK’s name is enough to create new records n break old records SHAH is a real loser,so SHAH, listen no one can beat the real emporer SRK

Lisa

how canu take the credit away from aamir when his films break records…..u say the script is good thats y it did that kind of business…..well the same can be said about chak de india and ddlj too…..srk had nothing with those successes….

how stupid is that….cmon ya, be a little more sensible in yr comments….

Indian

These are marketing fundas.SRK is an entertainer.He shares
his acting with his audience.Amir is a serious actor.He lives in his philosophy and never share with his audience.
I respect Amir but Shahrukh can’t be replaced.He is king of Bollywood.

gaurav

yes friend i am agree with u what you say about salman are nahi janta wo dongi

JEB

why is SRK always compared to other actors? Why aren’t Abishek or Hritick compared in this way? I feel very sad for SRK and feel that this comparison is unfair. Looking forward to his new film with Katrina Kaif hope it goes well for him. he is the most hardworking actor in Bollywood and deserves all the sucess Internationally! HE HAS PUT INDIA ON THE MAP!!!!!!!

jEB

For the past years Salmaan and Aamir Khan have been trying to bring SRK down, and now the latest thing is that Salmaan Khan picked on SRK at the Ambanis party. Why is this going on? I was a big fan of Aamir but after what hes done i have no time for him.

These are marketing fundas.SRK is an entertainer.He shares
his acting with his audience.Amir is a serious actor.He lives in his philosophy and never share with his audience.
I respect Amir but Shahrukh can’t be replaced.He is king of Bollywood.
mere dusman samajh rahe the ki mai laut kar nahi aaunga,lekin aadhuri meri kahani hai jo Katrina ke sath movie banani hai and laloo dikhani hai .aa gya, aagya dekho dekho don.
Only KING KHAN

SRK IS AHEAD ONLY IN DANCING ON WEDDINGS.IN TERMS OF MOVIES SALMAN N AAMIR R WAY AHEAD.

deepak

ya this world is full of idiots like u,salman is ahead only in terms of charity work for cheap publicity,in terms of movies SRK is way ahead of aamir khan n sallu lallu

Sia

NOBODY CAN PLACE THE KING OF BOLLYWOOD SRK! He has stolen many people’s hearts and he is truly one of the best actresses in the world. WE LOVE YOU SOOOOO MUCH SRK! Keep up the good work & keep your movies coming.. We’re ready to watch you! XOXO.

ved

very nice

sachin11

THIS WORLD IS FULL WITH FOOLS.

raj

the scripts are selected by the actors not any one else,so dont blame amir he is selecting variety in his films.amir khans name is enough to create records.he already proved that,so dont compared amir with any one else.he is arealestic actor only amir can compare with mammoty,mohanlal,kamalhasan,vikram,surya,amitabhbachan.because they are dedicated actors like amir khan.so compare amir with this legendary actors beccause he is a legend.dont compare with srk and salman please its hesitating.

Kuch be kaho teeno khan bade he pyaare aur dum daar superstars hain, teenu ne aise badya badya filmein deein hain ke hameesha yaad rahengey hameesha hameesha. jus imagine bollywood when they r gone, i guess it would be like hell. We love all the 3 khans live long all the 3 amir, srk and salman

Jargan

Katrina and SRK is looking like beauty and the beast… Waiting for Ek Tha Tiger…

Jatin

Monkey SRK… we love Salman and Aamir…

Vinay Nigam

Me too..I love Aamir and Salman..

SBP

monkey hoga tera baa….east and west srk is best and will forever

deepukadavil

monkey aamir khan n sallu lallu,we love SRK
when it comes to fans in numbers,SRK has an upper hand over salman in india n outside india in any part of the world.He s more popular in middle east n has a huge fan base there more fans than salman khan

Sonam

Salman is the Fairy Tale actor,,, any women loved to be with him… whenever we watch his movie takes me to another world… they way he propose gal and make a place in women’s heart… love u salman waiting for ETT

sachin11

SRK IS FINISHED.1ST AJAY DEVGN WILL KICK HIM WITH “SON OF SARDAR” N THEN AFTER 2 WEEKS AAMIR KHAN WILL KICK HIM WITH “TALAASH”.

i promise u man this year srk ll meak new histry with amir khan just watch it and dnt write nxt time against srk he is greatest actor in the world i nt mean amir is not great actor he is also good but this year inshaallah srk ll meak histry record

well aamir takes 3 crores per show as he has incurred those huge costs in producing the show….remember its an AK production…..aamir’s fees includes fees of his entire team who have worked on the show for over 2 yrs…

both srk and aamir r legends…..no point putting one down for the other

WASIM KHAN

SRK IS KINH OF BOLLYWOOD NO ONE CAN COMPAIR WITH HIM HE IS A BIGEST ACTOR IN THE WORLSD
ABD SALAM AND AAMIR R BOTH INDIAN ACTOR NT FAMOUS IN WORLD AND KING IS KING

Lisa

for yr information , highest grossing movie overseas is an aamir movie…..salman’s market overseas has also been fast increasing…..

no doubt battle of the three khans would be a battle to watch out for…

sunny

iss bar srk sab actor ki fhaad dega….

farhan

all time fight who is no. 1 srk or aamitabh, srk or akshay kumar, srk or aamir khan, and now srk or salman khan… i.e srk all time no. 1.. We never heard who is no 1 amitah or salman, amir or akshay..it sounds like a joke shahrukh rocks..

aditya palwar

only srk is the king of Bollywood ,Aamir is nothing in front of srk.srk rocsssssssssss.

Shahrukh Khan Is The Best Actor Ever No One Can Compete With His Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge And This Move Of Kat SRK And Anushka Will Be Amazing Above The Rest
Both Talaash And The Untiled SRK Film Arezdifferent Genres We Shouldnt Compare Them Instead Enjoy Them
Love You SRK

subhrakamal

SRK is the King of Bollywood. Amir is nothing beside SRK

salgay and gaymir

SRK is king of bollywood
no one can beat him
he is better than best
the great actor ever in bollywood
king khan is back with more romance

raushan

SRK is the god of acting. Anyone is nothing in front of him becouse the ranking starts after his name. I remember those days when my total schoolmates bunked to watch devdas.

hey aamir is not 1% in front of srk….srk is the best and noone can forget ddlj…the longest running movie..still running…aamir ko bolo ek month tak tikke batay…phat jayegi…

Srk is king

SRK is the king khan!!! No one can come close to SRK!!. During Rab ne bana di jodi release period there was a bomb blast in mumbai and hence it had effected the collections but still srk’s acting was praised by heaps and bounds!!!. Aamir khan has after all done a remake of already tested successful story from south!!!

SRK is the king khan since 90′s ruling bollywood. What was Aamir and Salman khan doing before WANTED movie for salman and Ghajini movie for aamir??? are they new comers? NO!!!. They have not come close or even cant think to come too close to SRK’s acting skills!!!!

Sharu you are the king of bollywood and u will always be. Aamir u are my man…Go sharu u are going to break all the records Insha-Allah

rudi.chentral

i love sharuk khan n you is dhebes….

KRISHNA

Aamir is 100Times better Actor than Shahrukh.he does not needs Big Directors to get Success like Shahrukh Khan.Shahrukh has no faith on his Acting Skill that is Why he he always prefers Big Directors.AAMIR is “GOD OF ACTING” while Shahrukh is “King Of Overacting”SATYAMEV JAYATE”